|
| My husband and I purchased a home with 3 acres about 2 months ago. There are so many fruit tress but this one we can't figure out what it is. The tree is on irrigation so we know it was planted there on purpose and many years ago. The fruit at this time is turning red and about an inch and half around. Although I did find a fruit that was as big as 2.5 inches around. So perhaps these will grow larger but I tasted the small red fruit and it taste good. Almost like a plum. White meat inside and a few tiny seeds. It states on our home listing that we owned an Italian prune plum tree but this fruit is red and not purple and the leaves also do not appear to be the same. The fruit is growing in clusters and the tree must be 18' tall. But gosh if I know what this is. Any body here know? Thank you for your input. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| It's clearly not a plum of any kind. The leaves don't look like an apple but the fruit looks something like that. If you cut the fruit in cross section does it have the partitions like an apple or pear? |
|
- Posted by andrew321 6 MO (ashaker@mailcity.com) on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 16:17
| The fruit looks similar to guava. |
|
- Posted by fabaceae_native (My Page) on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 18:02
| I agree with andrew321: my guess would be strawberry guava… I wish I had something so exotic growing here when I showed up! |
|
- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 18:09
| It is a strawberry guava. If it helps: much to the neighbors dismay, I cut our 12+ foot tall hedge down to about 5 feet tall one year. (Dad was a garden hoarder...you can imagine the view even after years of cleaning up but the Feds wanted to hang their bug traps for months and I had 30 minutes to cut or wait months) It was all just tall arm sized trunks and looked horrible for a few months. It is now a thick full 6 foot hedge producing fruit (not that I eat them) And looks better than it ever has. So you can cut and restore if you want a hedge or smaller tree |
|
- Posted by melikeeatplants 9b (San Jose) (My Page) on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 20:39
| There is also a yellow type called "Lemon Guava". Same growth habits and fruit size. I grow both and prefer the yellow. My lemon is always loaded with fruit like your picture but my Strawberry fruits sporadically. It should be noted neither are true guavas. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Fruit & Orchards Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Please review our Rules of Play before posting.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
